Guest guest Posted January 12, 2001 Report Share Posted January 12, 2001 Hi Tina, Me again. Chatty mouth! About the steroids. That's a blessing in disguise. Remember that. Please, stay on them only temporarily. I will be on them the rest of my life. I have tried several times to get off them. I am currently at 10 MG. Every time I try to just lower them, I end up back at 10. Though I did manage to lower them by 5 mg a couple years ago and have stayed there. I am in a flare now, but once I am stable again, I will try lowering by 1/2 MG. Oh, the other thing I wanted to say in my last post, I am not surprised that those pain meds you have tried didn't work. Get narcotics if you can. If you are scared of addiction, we can talk more about that later. Just ask. Several of us have opinions on that here. I am currently on Vicodin. Without it, I'd be in a loony bin or contemplating finding a way out of this world. ((Hugs)) & Smiles =) ~Rainy Sue ~19 years RA & FMS ~Vancouver, WA > , > > Thank you so much for the information! I'm going to check out the sites > you > listed now. I'd like to be as informed as possible when I go to the doctor > so hopefully I can understand the plan. I'd surely like to get off the > steroids - I know it's not good staying on them long term....I must say > though, so far they're the only thing that's given me pain relief. I've > been > on them for 2 days now & I feel great! I hope when I come off of them my > ankles don't flare up again. > > Anyway, enough rambling! Thanks again for the great info. > > Warm regards, > Tina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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